[Husker] A different way to look at our progress so far

[Steve Stone]

Skylar wrote:

>I've always felt that a good way to look at how you're progressing is to see
>how you compare to the rest of your opponents season. It's not perfect, but
>it's another way of seeing how our team has played.
>
>Neb 49 - FAU 3
>Scoring D: 3 points - FAU's lowest point total of the season (16 @ S. Car,
>25 vs ULM)
>Total D: 358 yards - 2nd lowest behind SC (307) and ahead of ULM (498)
>
>Scoring O: 49 points - FAU's largest amount given up this season (38 @ S.
>Car, 27 vs ULM)
>Total O: 490 yards - 2nd lowest behind SC (516) and ahead of ULM (364)
>
>Neb 38 - Ark St 9
>Scoring D: 9 points - ASU's lowest point total of the season (61 @ Miss
>Vally St, 27 vs Troy)
>Total D: 274 yards - Lowest of the season MSVS (496) and Troy (305)
>
>Scoring O: 38 points - ASU's largest amount given up this season (0 vs Miss
>Valley St, 30 vs Troy)
>Total O: 494 yards - 2nd most behind Troy (507) and ahead of MSVS (69)
>
>Neb 15 - VT 16
>Scoring D: 16 points - VT's lowest point total of the season (24 vs Bama, 52
>vs Marshall, 31 vs Miami)
>Total D: 278 yards - 2nd lowest behind Bama (155) and ahead of Marsh (605)
>and Miami (370)
>
>Scoring O: 15 points - 2nd highest point total against them behind Bama (34)
>but ahead of Marshal (10) and Miami (7)
>Total O: 343 yards - 2nd highest against them below Bama (498) but ahead of
>Marshal (252) and Miami (209)
>
>Neb 55 - ULL 0
>Scoring D: 0 points - FAU's lowest point total of the season (42 vs
>Southern, 17 vs KSU, 3 vs LSU)
>Total D: 222 yards - Lowest of the season...Southern(533) KSU(287) LSU(272)
>
>Scoring O: 55 points - Most points allowed this season (0 vs Southern, 15 vs
>KSU, 31 @ LSU)
>Total O: 433 yards - Most given up this season...Southern(380) KSU (377)
>LSU(330)
>
>In every comparison we were no worse than the 2nd best effort against our
>opponent.  I know it's early, but I think we're moving in the right
>direction.


Many thanks, Skylar. While statistics alone prove little, these 
confirm a general feeling I've had but have been too lazy to do the 
research. This is probably way off base, but I wonder how these stats 
compare to last season's at this point.

I certainly don't know how good the Husker squad at this point or how 
good it can become, but I feel more confident in its ability to be 
competitive against any team on the schedule, which was my personal 
objective for this season.

Steve Stone